Basketball: CIS players answer Canada's call

Canada Basketball announced tryout and final rosters for six of its national teams Friday (U16, U19 and development teams which will play at the July 1-12 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia. Here's a rundown of Canadian Interuniversity Sport content:

Junior men's national team (FIBA U19 World Championship, Auckland, New Zealand)

Two of the players who have followed Greg Francis from NEDA to the U of A, wing Rob Dewar and guard Jordan Baker, are attending the team's tryout camp.

First-year Alberta coach Greg Francis is the team's head coach, with Ottawa's Dave DeAveiro on staff as an assistant.

As a sidenote, Brampton native Tristan Thompson, who is considered one of the best high school players in the U.S., is listed on the tryout roster. Cory Joseph and Junior Cadougan, two point guards from the GTA who have been playing at prep schools in the U.S., are not, however.

Junior women's national team (FIBA U19 World Championship For Women, July 23-Aug. 2, Bangkok, Thailand)

Actually kind of surprised that Joseph and Cagougan are not going. Maybe Marquette doesn't want him to play? On the other hand, Josephs' stock is rising by the minute - he is having a huge weekend at the Tournament of Champions (AAU) in Raleigh/Durham this weekend.